The Meeker herald., 1887-11-26

MEEKER HERALD.
AseAss. Colorado.
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER ., MI.
LOCAL NEWS,
William A. Keller returned Wednes
,iuy from brief visit to I.sadville.
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peal estate ID taking MI upward ten
dency. Mr.. j. W. WEIGH refused $50
for lot 0 In block the fore part Of th'
week.
Another brand has been added Il
TuI HERALD roster by J. G. Adami
nn embryo cattle king. Ills range ID on
Miller creek and Upper White.
Robert Crawford has sold his property
ON East Aiain street 10 William Hal
Ioran. receiving 800 therefor. John
Gould hnx leased tie place for \ year.
Thursday WINS Thanksgiving day.
Part oG us were down Pice-ancc hunting
for turkey roos,. while the rest OF us
paxsrd our plate for more turkey a. Our
Loaise.
TIE family II ". II. CLARK left last
Monday. via Grand river, for Kansas.
where they will spend the winter. Mr.
Cia,k accompanied them ~ far axGlen-
wS,d spsings.
Now that the pedestal for the sun
dial is on tie ground we wouki Suggest
tln,t this souvenir lie placed In position
as s.nn as possible. This Indian sum-
mer ~ will mol last all winter.
Apth.py T.. Weich and X. 4. John
son are over FROM l.-advills this week
Ls,king over the country with u view 10
taking M some coal land. They will
,lmd more than they tan take up.
". are informed that A. W. Maxiicld.
%. l,ifir cfreE. has sold his ranch for the
snug sum VI s5.OO. Mr.. Masiie:d is
postmaster nj Rifle. and his ranch Is
u :osi one. u, To soil as well ~ 10 locn.
lon.
Fast saturday Ncssrs. iieclc and
sri,at came In with more freight COLI
si.ncd 10 j. ". iIugns 4 Co. This
houe Ii ccr:ainl, prepared 10 meet the
wants of this section for the coming
Sinicr.
Yesterday wc were shown u craycn
portrait. life size. of James ID. Buci,an.
the handsome ,nixolasisi at the Meeker
hotel. II Is the handiwofk Of Robert
Wagner. and shows that he Is n con-
i,olSseur In iiir nu-
William llnllo.an. ~ho came orcr
from lcaivillc last week II u the opin.
Ion that Mcrkrr property il safe 10 In
ss~t In. Up Ia date hr has purchased
Twenty lots. some with Improve
ncnis. and Is looking f"t I.otc.
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Thr real estate deal between Frank
Sheridan and John ". Wc!ch was con.
the io,c part ii tho week.
Mg. sheridan now ownx Tie l0l Adiola.
Ing the HandessnA tssAAAanR. pssd NJ.
wV.6 ~Kuph- tftfv- 10 th4 VI two
.inoss wvst u the u. \.
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Tito Highland Ditch company have
i'-~n wcrkin. ti,c PISS, Two weeks In
STRENGTHENING tire hanks Of their ditch
up IN Tic canon. AMI also cleaning ou,
the san,r. The work will hc completed
To day. and mex, season water Will run
the ent,ie length 81 tho ditch.
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The ihirl rail on the Denver aud Rio
.rsnic railroad IL now laid nv far ~
s,lida. aud vii! 10 Completed In Lead
ytilr IN shost time. \ standard
gauge IN 10 ,nceecd tho narrow on the
whole ruSi inside oi another year. This
IL d"nc 81 that the, can better compete
~iih the Midland.
Tic contract fot completing tic Rio
Tranic railroad TO Rife creek has been
let and work commenced. II In thought
That ih~ ''lIsby Line" will from that
i.'int run = branch 10 Mcckcr. hut
nothing reliable can bc learned. How.
ever. We hope that the line will h- cx.
tended ~ prupcscd.
The contest between y. Major and
elri-. the barber. has lcrn compromised
satisfactorily to 10th parties. Chris
gels the west seventeen feet of tho lot
IN controversy. and dcs,is Mr.. Major u
IL, In block 10 in. exchange. Chris
now has lis barber shop on his own
ground. and is I; running rs Of ,orc.
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Commencing Monday. the .,,h Of
November. George Wagner will run n
ui.wcckly stage between Mccxcr and
Ferguson. and usc four-horsc teams. II
he can get the mail contract lie will run
u daily. Mr.. Wagner has also made ar.
rs,ngcmcnts will, Harry Piggott for mn
rnttnV station aud stab,ing nj the :.s.
mile post. Jack Burnes will handle the
feins. leaving here each Monday
wetin-,,lay aud Friday. and return Tho
days following
What will Charley Smith say when he
wads the Denver News Of last Satur.
tlyy 4 t.cnlytilc spccial piyp. mn uc.